We decided to have a "staycation" and have lots of fun with day trips--we really wanted to go camping on the North Shore, but decided our homeschooling camping trip was going to have to suffice. When I started planning what to do within an hour of home I was astonished at everything we could do!
Our first day we went to Minnehaha Falls and played in the water and visited the sandstone caves. Then we really splurged and WENT OUT TO EAT. It was kind of a big deal, even if it was just Smash Burger!
Day two we went to the Como Zoo, and then the Como Pool. Early on I decided to have fun and not try to get pictures of everything. The kids had so much fun being all together--including Daddy!-- every day. That night the boys had a pizza party to celebrate the end of soccer, so two nights of no cooking for me--a great vacation!
Day three we visited a little town on the St. Croix called Stillwater. We visited the old City Hall where the kids spent a good bit of time in the old prison, searching through old records to see why people were incarcerated. We also went to an ice cream shop called Nelson's, where a child sized serving is two softball-sized balls of ice cream. Most of us managed to at least make a dent in said ice cream, and decided we were paying for the experience, not actually eating everything. :)
We also visited the Warden's House, built way back before Minnesota was a state. The kids had fun climbing the walls...
The best part really was just being together with no constraints on our time. I think we'll do something like this again--it was relaxing to come home every day and sleep in my own bed. :)
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